Rare city centre shots of bustling Commercial Road

Three lovely pictures here of Commercial Road, Portsmouth, in the vicinity of Lake Road.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Mar 2016, 06:00 BST
A view just south of the Lake Road junction with H Samuel on the right. The cafe on the left became the poular Black Cat restaurant in the 1950s and 60s.A view just south of the Lake Road junction with H Samuel on the right. The cafe on the left became the poular Black Cat restaurant in the 1950s and 60s.
A view just south of the Lake Road junction with H Samuel on the right. The cafe on the left became the poular Black Cat restaurant in the 1950s and 60s.

They come from Remember When regular contributor David Janes, from Alverstoke, Gosport, who thinks they might be rarities.

He says: ‘The three pre-war views were probably taken in 1935 with flags and bunting celebrating King George V’s Silver Jubilee.

‘I do not believe these have been published before, but one can never be sure.’

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